Johnny was a young boy, he liked playing at the park And Johnny said, oh, oh, dad, can you take me now? Johnny was young, never heard no one too early for that He was at the park, he met a boy named Jimmy He's a cutie, and he chose him, oh Take my heart, take my soul, share my crayons, share my goals His daddy walked by with a sigh, said, Johnny, sit by my side I'm gonna give you the best advice you'd ever heard in your life See that boy named Jimmy, yeah, he's a cutie, but no, no Johnny, no, no, no, oh, oh, oh Johnny runaway, runaway, no, Johnny, no Johnny runaway, runaway, no, Johnny, no You get picked on by another, better go and run for cover, yeah Johnny runaway, runaway, no, Johnny, no Johnny runaway, runaway, no, Johnny, no You get picked on by another, better go and run for cover Johnny started high school at the front of the bus Some boys yelled, oh, man, come sit with us Johnny found a seat with a boy named Pete and felt it again As he was trying to play pretend, the feelings came rushing in And he thought, Johnny runaway, runaway, no, Johnny, no Johnny runaway, runaway, no, Johnny, no You get picked on by another, better go and run for cover, yeah Johnny runaway, runaway, no, Johnny, no Johnny runaway, runaway, no, Johnny, no You get picked on by another, better go and run for cover And I don't wanna talk about the trap I dream big, real big Since I've been on Daddy's lap, got my dreams by my side Keep them in my pocket so that when I get the chance I can rip it out and rock it, it's like my golden ticket It's the reason that I'm here, everybody has a dream They're frozen by fear, we won't dance in the rain We go and run for cover, all there is to blame Is getting picked on by another so we go and find Someone that will love and support us Maybe for us then, we forget about our missions and decisions We change, I think that I was only seven when Johnny runaway, runaway, no, Johnny, no Johnny runaway, runaway, no, Johnny, no You get picked on by another, better go and run for cover, yeah Johnny runaway, runaway, no, Johnny, no Johnny runaway, runaway, no, Johnny, no You get picked on by another, better go and run for cover Johnny runaway, runaway, no, Johnny, no You get picked on by another, better go and run for cover, yeah Na, na, na, na Johnny runaway, runaway, no, Johnny, no You get picked on by another, better go and run for cover, yeah Na, na, na, na